Brad Matthews

ChatGPT removes feature allowing search engines to find, display people’s conversations

OpenAI's artificial intelligence program ChatGPT no longer allows users to make their conversations with the AI discoverable by search engines.

August 1, 2025

Man’s car, phones, laptops stolen at gunpoint in Northwest D.C.

Three robbers are accused of stealing a Hyundai Sonata and $14,900 in electronics and other goods from a man in Northwest D.C. at gunpoint this week.

August 1, 2025

Mother sues port after otter drags toddler into water

The mother of a 2-year-old girl dragged by an otter into the water at a marina in Bremerton, Washington, last year is suing the town's port agency for gross negligence.

August 1, 2025

Newborn from embryo frozen in 1994 sets record as oldest baby

An American infant born over the weekend set a record for the world's oldest baby. The baby boy developed from an embryo frozen in 1994.

August 1, 2025

Teen dies in Maryland after being caught in storm drain during flood

A 13-year-old boy died in Mount Airy, Maryland, after floodwaters trapped him in a storm drain Thursday night.

August 1, 2025

Legionnaires’ disease kills one, sickens 21 others in New York City

A cluster of Legionnaires' disease, a type of pneumonia, caused a person's death in New York City and made 21 others sick.

July 31, 2025

Radioactive wasp nest found at Energy Department site in South Carolina

Workers found and disposed of a radioactive wasp nest at an Energy Department site once used to make material for nuclear weapons.

July 31, 2025

F-35 fighter jet crashes near Navy base in California

An F-35 fighter jet crashed Wednesday near Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California. The pilot safely ejected, and no one on the ground was hurt, according to the base.

July 31, 2025

Man charged with dousing Virginia city councilman with gasoline, lighting him on fire

Police in Danville, Virginia, arrested a man accused of pouring gasoline on a city councilman and setting him on fire in a personal dispute.

July 31, 2025

Travelers left stranded in Hawaii when tsunami warning forced cruise ships to set sail early

A tsunami warning after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia forced cruise ships to flee Hawaii without some of the passengers aboard.

July 31, 2025

Navy calls off search for sailor in Timor Sea between Australia, Indonesia and East Timor

The Navy on Wednesday called off the search for a sailor who went missing in the Timor Sea between Australia, Indonesia and East Timor earlier this week.

July 31, 2025

Australian government to limit YouTube for kids under 16

The Australian government is including YouTube in its planned social media restriction for children under 16, saying platforms that don't comply will be fined millions of dollars.

July 30, 2025

ChatGPT will test users’ knowledge in new ‘study mode’

OpenAI announced Wednesday a new "study mode" that leads ChatGPT users through their queries step-by-step instead of immediately providing an answer.

July 30, 2025

Airline pilot arrested for sex crimes against a child

A Delta Airlines pilot was arrested at a San Francisco airport on charges of sex crimes against a child.

July 29, 2025

Two girls killed, two others in critical condition after sailboat collides with barge near Miami

Two girls were killed and two others were critically injured when a sailboat operated by a Miami sailing camp collided with a barge Monday.

July 29, 2025

Spirit Airlines to furlough 270 pilots, demote some captains

Months after exiting Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Spirit Airlines is planning to furlough 270 pilots during the fall and demote another 140 from captaincy to being first officers, according to reports.

July 29, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne funeral procession to be held in his British hometown

Birmingham, England, will hold a funerary procession Wednesday for rocker Ozzy Osbourne, who grew up there and died last week at 76.

July 29, 2025

Army cadet from New Jersey dies after training at Fort Knox

A U.S. Army cadet from New Jersey went unresponsive while training at Fort Knox in Kentucky last week and was later pronounced dead.

July 29, 2025

Texas man accused of killing wife after police find her body in closet during a welfare check

A McKinney, Texas, man is facing murder charges after police went to his house to perform a welfare check and found his wife dead in a closet.

July 26, 2025

Swimmer, 18, dies at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland

An 18-year-old man swimming at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland died while doing so after struggling and falling unconscious.

July 26, 2025